Police have been ordered to crack down on price gouging by retailers. FMTNews Jokowi
Anxiety over the spread of the virus prompted a run on staple foods such as rice, sugar, coffee, baby formula.
A day after two women were reported positive for the virus – the only two cases among a population of more than 260 million – there are already reports of supermarket shelves being emptied. Police had been ordered to crack down on price gouging by retailers looking to take advantage of the panic, Jokowi said.
Authorities are also easing rules to expedite imports of raw materials by about 500 reputable shippers and simplifying export procedures to tackle a slump in trade, said Susiwijono Moegiarso, secretary for the coordinating minister for economic affairs.
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